The Insolvency Act 1986 (Disqualification from Parliament) Order 2012 No. 1544

Amendments to the Insolvency Act 1986

5.  In section 427 (disqualification from Parliament (Scotland and Northern Ireland))—

(a) in the heading omit “and Northern Ireland”;

(b) in subsection (1)(1) omit “a court in Northern Ireland adjudges an individual bankrupt or”;

(c) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (a) for “the adjudication is annulled or the award recalled” substitute “the award is recalled”;

(ii) in paragraph (b) omit “annulment,”;

(d) in subsection (4) omit “adjudication or”;

(e) in subsection (5) omit “adjudication or” in both places it occurs;

(f) in subsection (6)—

(i) omit “adjudication or” in each place it occurs;

(ii) in each of paragraphs (a) and (b), omit “annulled,”;

(g) in subsection (6C)(2) for the words preceding paragraph (a) substitute—

“(6C) Subsections (4) to (6) have effect in relation to a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly but as if—”.

(1)

Section 427(1) was amended by section 266(2)(a) of the Enterprise Act 2002.

(2)

Section 427(6C) was inserted by section 99 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47).